NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Erdinç Eçevit, the lead singer of the rock band Altin Gün, about his band's new album, "Garip," which pays tribute to the late Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas.

The story of the band Altin Gun begins with an old record from the '70s. JASPER VERHULST: Seven or eight years ago or something, I just started collecting music from basically all around the world.

Neşet Ertaş was a legendary Turkish folk musician, singer, and poet who was known for his deep, emotional songs that captured the spirit of Anatolian folk music. His music was rooted in the Bozlak ...

Selda Bağcan is a legendary Turkish folk singer known for her powerful voice and socially conscious music. Over the years, she has performed at major festivals worldwide and received the Turkish ...

THE GOOD: Turkish (but based in Amsterdam) indie psyche-rockers Altin Gun (Turkish for “golden day”) release their fifth. THE BAD: Not really. THE NITTY GRITTY: After getting heavily into synths on a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Altin Gun performs inside the Sonora tent at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 24, ...

High on Fire are keeping it fresh, with guitarist Jeff Matz delving into some Turkish folk influences on the band's new Cometh the Storm album, and on Full Metal Jackie's weekend show, he offered up ...

The internet exposes people to international music they may not be aware of, such as records made by Iranian, Egyptian and Turkish rock bands during the 1960s and '70s. For the Netherlands-based band ...